A Public Lecture by Ioli Kalavrezou, Dumbarton Oaks Professor in Residence
Roundel with Emperor John II Comnenus Acc. no. BZ.1935.23ca. 1110 – 1118 Constantinople Marble
This Public Lecture explores through texts and images the place of the emperor within the Byzantine heliocentric world order. Appearance and self-presentation in literal as well as symbolic terms were discussed, especially his association with light and its effects on perception.
